It is exciting and hard to believe that Sunday is the first of May. May is a busy month for schools and families with activities and events filling up our calendars. As the year draws to a close, our schools are busy preparing for various classroom and school celebrations, end of year assessments and planning for the next school year. Traditionally, May is also a time we celebrate our students' achievements and it is a wonderful feeling to be able to resume most of our regular end of year events.

May also has numerous notable events and holidays such as Memorial Day and Holocaust Remembrance Day. There are other celebrations that you might not be aware of that make May a little extra special. See the list below if you are looking for additional ways to celebrate May through fun and educational activities. Click on the links for correlating activities and resources.

Month Long Celebrations:

Get Caught Reading Month (link)

The Association of American Publishers nationally launched Get Caught Reading Month to remind people how much fun it is to read. Celebrate this month by having your child see how many books they can read in the month of May.

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

Celebrate by getting active, learning about nutrition, and creating sports crafts. Kids and teens need at least 60 minutes of #PhysicalActivity each day. Celebrate National Physical Fitness & Sports Month with your family by finding new ways to #GetActive and #MoveYourWay! Learn about the benefits of physical activity today: https://go.usa.gov/xH2UF #MoveInMay

American Bike Month (link)

Celebrate American Bike month by going on family bike rides. It’s a great opportunity to reinforce bike safety and to learn the rules of the road. Here is a link to local bike trails.

Specific Events

May 1: May Day

Celebrate May Day and spring with these 10 crafts and activities from Green Kids Crafts.com. Each bullet point is a link to the listed activity.

• Wildflower Plantable Seed Paper from Green Kid Crafts

• May Day Baskets from JDaniel4s Mom

• Pipe Cleaner Flower from the Resourceful Mama

• Tissue Paper Flowers from Playdough and Popsicles for Green Kid Crafts

• May Pole made with recycled materials from Play and Learn Everyday

• Cork-Stamped Flower Craft with Corks and Buttons from Happy Hooligans

• May Day Tissue Flower Wreaths from Kitchen Floor Crafts

• Finger Painted Flowers and May Day Basket from Things to Share and Remember

• Paper Flower Craft from Easy Peasy and Fun

• Handprint Sunflowers from Crafty Mama in ME!

May 4: Star Wars Day “May the Fourth Be With You”

This is a day to celebrate the Star Wars culture and have a Star Wars themed family movie night. Here is a link with some star wars themed sensory and craft ideas (link).

May 15: National Chocolate Chip Day (link)

What's a better way to celebrate National Chocolate Chip Day than to bake some cookies with your child! For some added fun, try these Hershey Chocolate Bar math activities (link). Fractions have never tasted better.

Wishing you a wonderful month of May,

Victoria Saldana, Director of Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction

• Monday, May 2, 2022, 6:30 pm

The King Philip, Norfolk, Plainville and Wrentham Schools will host “Let’s Talk about Mental Health,” a workshop for parents and caregivers aimed at increasing mental health literacy and gaining skills to support mental wellbeing of their children. Applicable to parents/caregivers and educators at all levels. Let’s Talk about Mental Health flier

As you may know, the PTO organizes a teacher appreciation luncheon every spring on the half day that falls in May. This year the luncheon will be held on Friday, May 27th and we are asking for assistance in two ways:

1. Cash donations that will be put towards catering - please Venmo to @Lynn-Kealty or send in cash donations to school in an envelope with Lynn Kealty's name. No amount is too small, and any donation is appreciated!

2. Donate goods to be dropped off at school the day before or day of the luncheon. A sign up for each school is below. We are also looking for a few people to decorate at HOD.

FK - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080544aca62daafd0-fkteacher

HOD - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f49acaf2fa5f58-ptoteacher1

Thank you for helping us put on an amazing luncheon to thank our wonderful teachers and school staff!

~ Norfolk PTO

TIME IS RUNNING OUT! Purchase and customize your H. Olive Day School and/or Freeman Kennedy School yearbook by Friday, April 29!

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR H. OLIVE DAY BOOK

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR FREEMAN KENNEDY BOOK